{"id":746143,"date":"2026-06-19T06:43:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T06:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/746143\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T06:43:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T06:43:09","slug":"the-grinch-is-back-in-the-grinch-2-saving-christmas-launching-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/746143\/","title":{"rendered":"The Grinch is back in The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas, launching September"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Bandai Namco announced today that the Grinch is coming back for another Christmas. From developer Outright Games, The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas is headed to consoles and PC later this year. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Billed as a \u201c3D platforming journey through Who-ville and beyond\u201d, The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas stars everyone\u2019s favourite meanie. Determined to show everyone he really has changed, The Grinch and Max set out to create the best tree Who-ville has ever seen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Per Outright Games, \u201cIn The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas, players will explore vibrant, snowy 3D worlds packed with festive charm, through the winding depths of the Grinch\u2019s Cave, the slippery slopes of Mt. Crumpit, and the bustling streets of Who-ville.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In typical platforming fashion, players will find collectibles, solve puzzles, discover hidden areas, and more as they work to make this the best Christmas ever. The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas is playable solo or co-op with the co-op mode letting one player take control of Max. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Robin Flodin\u00a0of Outright Games, said,\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to bring the Grinch back for a brand-new adventure that captures both the humour and warmth of this beloved story. The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas builds on everything fans loved about the first game, expanding into a vibrant 3D world full of festive fun and surprises. It\u2019s a joyful experience designed to bring families together and celebrate the spirit of Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas will be released for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch and Xbox Series X|S on 18 September 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bandai Namco announced today that the Grinch is coming back for another Christmas. From developer Outright Games, The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":746144,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[64,63,134,344],"class_list":["post-746143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/746143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=746143"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/746143\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/746144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=746143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=746143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=746143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}